tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post8016283754384300114..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: Student journalism thriving in CMSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-19016213047395431112013-10-21T17:30:10.394-04:002013-10-21T17:30:10.394-04:00Steve, nothing's free, and I'd be the last...Steve, nothing's free, and I'd be the last person to encourage that notion! But increasingly, there are basic video options that don't take as much time and skill as a professionally produced clip. For instance, I saw a story and still photo on the South Meck e-paper about the drum line. With an iPhone and my level of skill, you could do a short video clip that would add a lot to that. (Assuming the setup is available, which I think is one of the big challenges for schools.)<br /><br />I agree there are plenty of issues. For one thing, the nature of real-time reporting clashes with the "play it safe and control the message" mindset that can prevail in administration. But an aging reporter can dream ...<br /><br />This makes me think: Remember the alternative newspapers that used to get sneaked around in the halls back in our day? I wonder if there are electronic versions of those now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-85666995452406555012013-10-21T16:22:28.973-04:002013-10-21T16:22:28.973-04:00The key phrase 10:31 is "before leaving for o...The key phrase 10:31 is "before leaving for other opportunities outside teaching. Thanks for staying as long as you did and recognizing what could be done if personnel could be retained. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-73770066455104856672013-10-21T15:46:08.321-04:002013-10-21T15:46:08.321-04:00Encourage them, Ann. But no one -- teachers, stude...Encourage them, Ann. But no one -- teachers, students or parents -- should be conned into believing that such ventures take only "free" time. Is an hour per minute of video about what it takes? And can any curriculum in the Common Core compete with the adrenaline rush of dealing with the immediacy of journalism? These aren't reasons for holding off -- just issues to be built around.Steve Johnstonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-24067049161519156672013-10-21T10:31:57.838-04:002013-10-21T10:31:57.838-04:00Ann, you are absolutely dead on here. I was slated...Ann, you are absolutely dead on here. I was slated to do the yearbook at a school this year, before leaving for other opportunities outside teaching. There was no newspaper at my CMS school nor was there a broadcast journalism course. My goals over two years were to restart the newspaper (online, not in print), add a multimedia component to the yearbook and start a broadcast journalism course. At that point, I would have merged the staffs so they were producing stories for all three media. It will take a lot of training. There are excellent (and free) opportunities such as ASNE summer programs to help teachers learn the skills they need. There are excellent student journalism conventions that teachers can take students to (at least three good ones a year). Of course, CMS would need to provide substitute coverage for teachers to do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com